Roll-paper holder



S. WHEELER.

. ROLL PAPER HOLDER.

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Patented Mar. 6, 1894.

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ALBANY, NEW Yoan.

ROLL-PAPER HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 515,849, dated March 6,1894.

Application led Dctoher 7, 1.893. Serial No. 487.445

To all whom it `1in/ ay concern:

Be it known that I, SETE WHEELER, a citizen of the United States of.America, residing at Albany, Albany county, New York, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements 1n Roll-Paper Holders; and I dohereby declare the following to be a full, clear, and eX- actdescription of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in theart to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being hadto the accompanying drawings, and to the figures of reference markedthereon3 which form a part'ot this specificaion.

The object of my invention is to provide a new and improved roll paperholder.

In the drawings Figure l shows a vertical sectional view of one end anda portion of the base plate of my holder, showing a side elev ation ofthe other end Fig. 2 a vertical sectional View of the base plate andrearl elevation of the pressure bar.

.The numeral l indicates the arms of my device, both of which are madedetachable from the base preferably, and are rigidly held to the base bythe nut and bolt 12 which lies Within the hollow arm 1. Onthe free endsof each arm is a chambered head piece 3 in which 1s a helical spring 5preferably, and passing centrally through the chambered head piece 3 1sa stud or rod 6, which rod is immovably xed in the rear Wall of the headpiece o, passes through thehelical spring longitudinally, and throughthe rear Wall of the chamber'ed roll bearings 4, the opening throughvvhich the stud or rod 6 passes being of sufticient diameter to allow ofthe roll bearings 4E sliding longitudinally on the rod 6. In respect tothe spring 5, the rod 6 and the roll hearings 4, bot-h head pieces areequipped alike preferably. Near one of the arms l, preterably rises apressure bar 7. This bar 7 is diminished in Width at the point where itpasses through the base plate 2, as shown in Fig. 2, and rests upon andis prevented from further passing through the base plate by theshoulders formed by diminishing its width at this point. After itsreduced end has passed through the base it turns at practically Tightangles to the main arm of the bar, re- Ceiving at its terminal itsoperating spring S. Its upper or free end rises so as to rest against(Model.)

' the end ot' the roll of paper and act asabrake thereon. This pressurebar '7 is spring controlled by means ot the spring 8, which ispermanently attached to the base 2 by the rivet l0, its free end restingupon the inner surface of the short arm of the pressure bar thus causingthe upper end of the long arm thereof to constantly press against theend of the paper roll, forming a brake or frictional resistance to therevolution of the roll. Through the base plate 2 passes the screw 9, bythe turning of which the tension of the spring 8 is reduced or increasedat will, as will be readily seen, the turning of the screw 9 downwardpressing the spring down and causing its free end to act with greaterforce on the short arm of the pressure bar 7, While by turning itupward, the opposite result ensues.

I fasten my holder o the Wall or other desired object, preferably byscrews, and in the drawings,l5`ig.1, the screw l1 is seen to passthrough a hole in the spring 8, said hole being of sufficient diameterto allow the spring 8 to act freely about the screw ll.

While I have shown and described the preferred mechanism by which Ioperate my device, I do not confine myself to the form shown, nor to themethod shown ot' operating the roll bearings Ll, 4, nor the pressure bar7, but I prefer the method shown however. Nor do I confine myself to anyprecise method of obtaining pressure or irictional resistance of thepressure bar 7, as it may be accomplished by any Well known means.

My device operates as folloWs:-When a roll of paper is to be placed inposition on the holder (paper roll shown by dotted lines in Fig. l), theroll is held in the hands longitudinally, and with one or more fingersof each hand the roll bearings 4, 4, are pressed backward and into thehead pieces 3, 3, and the paper roll placed between the bearings so asto bring the central opening in the roll, or tube it is Wound upon, inline with the bearings, when the springs 5 will force them into saidopening. Nhen once in position it is `impossible to remove lthe rollfrom the holder and it cannot be stolen Without breaking the holder ordestroying the roll. To make a single delivery of the paper, i. c.,tocause the paper to be delivered in successive squares or strips, thescrew 9 is turned down until the IOO pressure bar 7 is made to pressagainst the end of the roll with sufficient force to cause the roll toturn only by the exertion of considerable force, when the successivesquares or strips into which the paper is divided by cuttings orperforations in the paper, will be toru o successively, thus preventingracing of the roll and takingthe paper off in long unparted sheets. Whenit is desired to have free delivery of the paper in long impartedsheets, the screw 9 is turned backward so it will not cause so muchtension on the spring 8, when the roll will revolve easily, and thepaperwill be delivered in unparted sheets. Whereit is not au object tocontrol the revolution of the roll, as Where the apparatus is desiredfor use in private houses, the pressure bar may be entirelyomittedifdesired. Itwillbenoticed that the bolt and .nut 12 lie Within the hollowarm l and the pressure bar 7 lies in front of it and that it cannot bereached so as to loosen it and remove the arm and thus take the roll ofpaper from the holder, and this would be and is the result of simplyputting bolt and nut 12 in the hollow arm, even though no pressure barstands in front of it, for when the roll of paper is in position neitherof the bolts or nuts holding either arm l, 1, can be reached andremoved.

Having described my invention, what I claim isl. A tension device forpaper holders consisting of an arm arranged to bear 'against the paperroll, said arm passing through the base of the holder and bent at rightangles under said base and a spring pressure against the bent over endthereof, said arm being movable in the opening through which it passesin said base and having a shoulder on said arm resting against saidbase, aud having a tension regulating device in connection therewith,substantially as and for the purposes described.

2. A roll paper holder having fixed arms, said arms being chambered andcarrying movable roll bearings in said chambers, said roll bearingsbeing automatically adjustable to a roll of paper and arranged to holditin position on said holder, said roll of paper being revoluble when inposition on said holder, as and for the purposes described.

3. A roll paper holder having fixed arms, one at least of which isremovable, said arms being chambered, and carrying roll bearings in saidchambers, said roll bearings projecting from said chambers partly acrossthe holder and being automaticallyadj ustable to a roll of paper when inposition on said bracket, said roll of paper being revoluble when inposition thereonyas and for the purposes described.

4. A roll paper holder having fixed arms, said arms being chambered andcarrying in Said chambers roll bearings automatically adjustable to aroll of paper when in position on said holder, and arranged so that thechambers and the paper roll when in position Will prevent the roll beingdisengaged from the holder, as and for the purposes described.

5. A roll papery holder having fixed arms, one at least of which isremovable and one at least of which is chambered and having a Springcontrolled roll bearing in said chamber arranged to move in and outofsaid chamber when a roll of paper is not in position thereon andautomatically adjustable to a roll of paper when in position ou saidholder, said paper roll being revoluble, as and for the purposesdescribed.

6. A roll paper holder having chambered arms and carrying springactuated roll bearings in said chambers, said roll bearings being heldin said chambers by a'stud passing through the roll bearings and onwhich the bearings are arranged to move longitudinally when a paper rollisnot in engagement with the holder, said bearings being automaticallyadjustable to a roll of paper when in position on the holder, as and forthe purposes described.

In testimony'whereof I aiix my signature in presence ot two witnesses.

SETI-l XVI-IEELER. lVitnesses:

W. M. BROWN, A. M. TURNER.

